Them.

I went numb.

I just refused to believe it...

I reached around with my forehoof and felt for my wings. In my mind they were still there...

But they weren`t... It was true...

I will never fly again...

I sat there for quite a while with my hoof on my back. Just feeling the spot where my wings used to be... holding back my tears... and trying to think about what the hell was going on...

Took me a while to snap out of it. And then my mind started racing. How the fuck did I manage to lose my wings? I knew it was odd when I couldnt feel them for so long, but It didnt occur to me that I actually lost them.
I was getting more and more nervous, because one thing was obvious...

Something did this to me... And it made me scared as hell thinking about it. All those hoofsteps I heard... all those sounds I thought were just a product of my imagination... I was definetly not alone. My amputated wings were clear enough proof of that.

But what I couldnt understand was... why didnt it finish the job? What point was there removing my wings like that and then leaving me be? How did I manage to not bleed to death? And, most importantly,
why didn`t I remember anything?

Another thing that struck me was how well healed the wounds were. I didn`t even feel any pain while touching it. Not even mild discomfort. Apart from the scars, it was if I never had any wings in the first place.

What the hell was going on? Did it not only let me live, but also treated my wounds in some way?
That made no sense whatsoever...

Suddenly, a loud scream interrupted my thoughts...

followed by hoofsteps that got closer and closer.

A rythmic clacking sound, that forshadowed the horror that was about to unfold...

It made every single hair on my body stand up.

Then I realised I was completely exposed. Whatever was lurking around here would probably spot me in an instant, so I started looking around frantically for anything I could use as a hideout...

It was getting alarmingly close.

And then I heard something else...

It sent chills down my spine.

Whimpering.

Female whimpering.

Panic started to set in.
To my luck, I found a boulder, or something, that was leaning against the cave wall with enough room behind it for me to squeeze through.

Did that as fast as I could. In my rush I disturbed the rubble around it, which made quite a bit of noise.

When I was finally well out of sight, I just laid down and pressed my face into the dirt, prayed to the heavens and listened...

It was now in the same chamber as me.

And it was dragging something along.

Something alive and kicking.

It was a mare.

They came to a stop just where I was sitting a moment ago.

She was pleading for her life.

As I heard that, I...

I realised that Iknew her...

I wont tell who she is for the sake of her anonymity, but she worked for the same post office I did. I didnt know her very well since we talked only a couple of times, but I liked her.
She was a very sweet pony. Always had a smile on her face whenever I saw her...

And there she was...

crying her eyes out in fear while celestia-knows-what did whatever it pleased with her.

My heart was pounding.

I breathed slowly.

I tried to make as little noise as possible.

From where I was, I could see the chamber was now bathed in dark green light which set a rather sickly mood.

Suddenly, the light flashed brighter for a brief moment...

then i heard a snap..

immediately followed by an ear-piercing scream.

She was screaming... As if she was getting torn limb from limb... oh celestia no...

I couldn`t listen...

I pressed my hooves against my ears as hard as I could.

It was too much.

I felt so sorry for her.

She didn`t deserve any of this.

I was frozen in fear.
I wanted to help her, but If I would try anything, it would end with my own limbs being slowly ripped off my body.

There was nothing I could do.
I just waited and hoped she would be spared in the end.
Her cries of agony burned themselves thoroughly into my mind.

She cried and cried.

She apologised for anything she thought she did wrong...

she wanted to go home...

she cried for her parents...

It was impossible to listen to...

Then, another green flash, followed by complete darkness.

The light went out.

A moment later I felt a gentle thud.

Then, hoofsteps again.

It was over.

The hoofsteps slowly died out.

Silence.